General Training Reading Sample 2

Questions 22-29: Read the article on International Students House and look at the statements below. In boxes 22-29 on your answer sheet write:

T if the statement is trueF if the statement is falseNG if the information is not given in the passage

The first one has been done for you as an example.

Example Answer The club is for overseas students only. FALSE

22. The club has long-term dormitory accommodation.
23. Membership must be renewed monthly. 24. The club provides subsidised restaurant meals.
25. The club is open to non-members on Tuesday evenings. 26. STA Travel help finance the Students Adviser.
27. The services of the Students Adviser are free to all club members. 28. You must make an appointment to see the Students Adviser.
29. There will be a surcharge for accommodation over the Christmas period.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS HOUSE

International Students House is a unique club and accommodation centre for British and overseas students in London. It is located in the heart of London's West End and is close to all public transport facilities

ACCOMMODATION» comfortable accommodation for up to 450 people in single, twin, 3/4 bedded and multi-bedded rooms» 44 self-contained flats for married students and families.» long and short stays welcomed.

MEMBERSHIP Club membership is open to all full-time students, professional trainees, student nurses and au pairs. Membership costs are kept to an absolute minimum to enable the widest possible access. You can join for as little as one month and for up to one year at a time. Membership entitles you to use the various facilities of the House. It has:

The best way to check out all we have on offer is to drop in any Tuesday evening between 7.15 pm and 8.30 pm for Open House in the Club Room. This is an opportunity for you to meet the staff and other club members, enjoy a free cup of coffee and find out all about what's going on. You can take advantage of special membership offers. (Useful tip: bring along 3 passport size photographs if you wish to take out membership.)

ADVICE SERVICE Thanks to the support of STA Travel and in association with LCOS (the London Conference on Overseas Students) International Students House now provides the service of an International Students Adviser. This new welfare service is open to all students at London's bona-fide academic institutions. It aims to provide welfare support to help students overcome any personal or practical difficulties they may be experiencing whilst studying in Britain. One of the key features of the Advice Service is that the Adviser can be seen during the evenings until about 8 pm, Monday to Thursday.

CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR Unable to get home for Christmas? How about joining in the fun at International Students House! Check out our special programme of activity taking place over the Christmas period. Even come and stay - the House will be offering reduced accommodation rates for students wishing to spend a few days in London over Christmas. We'll also have an exciting New Year's Eve party so come and join us and ring in the new year in the spirit of internationalism.

Got all correct except 26. If I read the question, I see it talks about financing the Students Adviser and not to Students. Could someone please clarify how the question is meant for Students and not for students adviser.

Number 28 - The answer should be 'False' not 'Not Given'. The text indicated that "the Adviser can be seen during the evening until about 8 pm, Monday to Thursday". Logically this means around 8 pm every evening you can see the adviser at the place so this means; no need to make an appointment and you just need to go there and probably stay in a line and visit her. Am I right?

I also think that the answer to question 28 should be 'False'. The visiting time was mentioned, and no appointment is needed. Student need to adjust their time to the time already given by the school, and not the adviser adjusting his/her own time (as in the case of an appointment).

Number 28 - The answer should be 'False' not 'Not Given'. The text indicated that "the Adviser can be seen during the evening until about 8 pm, Monday to Thursday". Logically this means around 8 pm every evening you can see the adviser at the place so this means; no need to make an appointment and you just need to go there and probably stay in a line and visit her. Am I right?

Your question is the answer. You said 'May be". We can not assume. He will be available but if you need to make an appointment or not is not mentioned.

One of the key features of the Advice Service is that the Adviser can be seen during the evenings until about 8 pm, Monday to Thursday.

They mentioned they can be seen, yet they didn't mention how they can be seen? As in an advisor even though might be available till 8.00 pm. You might still need to book an appointment with him/her to meet at 8.

Also lots of places, including my college, they provide you on the spot appointment, which means you can not see them right away as there is a waiting period so you go to the desk, get an appointment, and wait for your turn.

Can someone help explain more why #22 is 'T'? I didn't see any content mentioning about long-term in the text. Thanks.

ACCOMMODATION» comfortable accommodation for up to 450 people in single, twin, 3/4 bedded and multi-bedded rooms» 44 self-contained flats for married students and families.» long and short stays welcomed.

the last line in the accommodation paragraph has mention of long stay accommodation.

I have a big doubt about Q. 29- surcharge means extra charge. So even if the house provides accommodation for reduced rates, I thought it was extra charges to be paid over their normal accommodation charges.

Well, in that case I believe they should make it clear that the rates will be reduced for existing members and only for Christmas time, or the monthly charge will be reduced only for that period, or members will be refunded a specific amount if they wish to stay for Christmas, or a member should book a place in advance so he/she could benefit from the reduced rate. This is a trick and an unclear question and has nothing to do with the language skill level and any native English speaking person could get it wrong, and also one of the reasons I'm getting really frustrated with the IELTS.

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Dear all friends, please help me. I can't distinguish between the two options ('False' and 'Not Given'). Both seems similar to me! How can I choose one of them? If 'false' means was not given in the paragraph, or according to the writer's opinion because what I think that 'false' should indicate clearly that what is exactly contrary to the writer's opinion while 'not given' means he didn't mention that at all. Please help...

Membership "must" be renewed monthly. False - Would be the one which clearly opposite to what has been written. ]23 is 'false' because it was mentioned that it can be taken from month to year. Words were important to decide in this sentence. So it was not, hence, 'false'. 24 - is 'Not given' because there is nothing mentioned about subsidise food at all - hence, 'NG'.

It is hard to identify the difference, but if you keep practising, you'll find it.

Let's take the example of the statement "23. Membership must be renewed monthly". According to the passage "You can join for as little as one month and for up to one year at a time" which means there is also an option of yearly membership. So the statement is 'False'.

Now for 'Not Given', let's consider the statement "24. The club provides subsidised restaurant meals" - when you go through the passage, there is absolutely no information supporting this statement and so the answer is 'Not Given'. I hope this clears your doubt.

The answer for the 23rd question is FALSE. Please note a sentence under Membership sub-heading "You can join for as little as one month and for up to one year at a time"(note "at a time"). It is an evidence to take up a membership for a one month as minimum and one year as a maximum. However, It is a one-time payment. For example, I am taking a membership for a year at a time. Do I need to renew it monthly? Now see the question: "Membership 'must be' renewed monthly." So for my case, I don't need to renew it. So the statement is FALSE.

Thanks for the explanation, but maybe I thought too much where there could be a possibility that the club requires monthly renew to keep the annual membership active. That's why I chose 'NG' originally. I think this reading article is not a good example for practising since it has too many ambiguities.

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#24 Question: The club provides subsidised restaurant meals? Answer: 'Not Given'. But based on this statement "Membership costs are kept to an absolute minimum to enable the widest possible access"; it is obvious that it is subsidised. So the answer should be "True". Any thoughts?

Hi, dear. To some extent you are right but we are not supposed to make assumptions ourselves in 'True, False & NG'. The passage says that restaurants are included in membership facilities but there is nothing mentioned about "subsidised" restaurant meals... so it's NG... Hope you will find this helpful.

I agree with you on the "not making assumption" part. But my evidence for the "True" answer is lying on the list part of the membership. The first facility which the membership can use is the restaurant. So it must include the meals. What else does the restaurant can offer? Please correct me if I am wrong.

"kept to a minimum' does not mean 'subsidised'. It means kept as low as possible but does not mean that it relies on financing from another source. 'Subsidised' would mean that money came from another source to help pay for it, not just from customers.

Thanks to the support of STA Travel and in association with LCOS (the London Conference on Overseas Students) International Students House now provides the service of an International Students Adviser. This new welfare service is open to all students at London's bonafide academic institutions.

From the first sentence, you know that STA Travel give support, and from the second sentence "Welfare service", you know it is financial support. Financial support= finance.

"Thanks to the support of STA Travel and in association with LCOS (the London Conference on Overseas Students) International Students House now provides the service of an International Students Adviser."

For question 26 it is 'true' because you can find the answer in above sentence, financing is similar to support and in this sentence, support stands for financing.

27. The services of the Students Adviser are free to all club members. Why is it 'NG' as per the following statement:This new welfare service is open to all students at London's bona-fide academic institutions. I think it would be 'false'.

Club members can be "all full-time students, professional trainees, student nurses and au pairs". The service is free to students (as welfare), but it is not given if any other club members could use it.

It is clear that - there is no information provided whether the students have to pay for the service or it is free. If there was information that students adviser is to be paid then it would be 'false'. This is clearly 'not given'. Please think many times before writing comments.

My answer to the question 23 is 'NG' and for 28 it is 'N'. But in answers, it is 'True' for 23 and 'NG' for 28. I understand 23 is OK, i.e. 'True' but for 28 there is clear statement: "One of the key features of the Advice Service is that the Adviser can be seen during the evenings until about 8 pm, Monday to Thursday." Please explain the answer to me.

Question no. 28 is 'not given' because the statement (one of the key features of the advice service is that the adviser can be seen during the evenings until about 8 pm, Monday to Thursday) doesn't mean that you have to make an appointment. In fact, the information about making an appointment is not available. Is that clear to you guys?

I looked up the word "welfare" in a dictionary and I saw its definition: happiness, health... of a person or a group. So I think the STA travel must help students overcome their problems and maybe it also means the STA travel help finance… So the answer is absolutely TRUE.

I didn't get the answer of 26 what is the connection with the student adviser with financial help

"Thanks to the support of STA Travel and in association with LCOS, International Students House now provides the service of an International Students Adviser." This explains for STA Travel help finance the Students Adviser